Yes, he seems well spoken and very articulate. While his reasoning about his world view and consequently the name of the book is sound, he is not establishing a causal relationship between religion and anything outside…
That's a pretty big assumption. It's natural to like your heritage and it's fine doing so while being respectful of other people's culture and heritage. I like other people to know about my culture for what it really…
> Imagine if, Islam was opposing to the idea of science Are you suggesting the biggest contribution was not getting in the way? I wouldn't call it a contribution. > economic and political prosperity after conquering…
Thanks for the link. I watched the first 20 minutes and will watch the rest now. It's very interesting. A small note, popularity (being generally recognized) is not a good indicator of the validity of any view point and…
While intertwined, History and Religion are two different concepts. Of course one can differentiate between them.
The other day I was watching Neil deGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan show and he was talking about Islamic Science and how Algebra, Astronomy, etc. come from Islam. I was baffled as an Iranian. I get that there is this anti…
It is so unfortunate. I am from Iran and I much prefer the current name. It's an ancient name that includes not only Persians, but also Medians, Partians, etc. Iran has been multi cultural since old times and it's nice…
Could you please elaborate?
Maybe a bit off topic but it's always strange when someone says "Islamic Golden Age" when talking about Iran. Nothing against a specific religion. It's like saying Newton's work came during Christian Golden Age in…
I think it’s a complex topic that involves religion, society and culture. In this case it’s important to know if they are singling out hijab or also other religious symbols? For instance France banned full face covers…
Is it really a choice when you are talking about religion? I am from Iran. In the school they teach (scare) children that if you don’t wear hijab, you will be hanged from your hair and burned on a stick till eternity in…
School girls poisoned in many cities in concert using similar method and government officials claimed it’s nothing but hysteria and the “supreme” leader finally condemns it after a lot of bad press outside of Iran. They…
They are taking revenge for the protests and unveiling in schools. Their whole terror machine mocked by a bunch of school kids.
Exactly, like all the external influence that keep the mullahs afloat :)
> The Shah also wasn't installed by the U.S., he had been in power since Russia and the U.K. removed his father during WWII. It's Disingenuous to frame it this way! He wasn't, but his father was installed and removed…
Another Iranian SWE here. IMO they don't in the big picture. I agree with the points made in the adjacent comment (reality), but if you look at the frequency in which these protests happen, it's increasing and with each…
> Yeah the Shahs rule was a paradise for regular people... No it's not. That's a tactic the regime used to silence any opposition for a long time after the revolution. I can't tell you how many times I have turned on…
Yes, he seems well spoken and very articulate. While his reasoning about his world view and consequently the name of the book is sound, he is not establishing a causal relationship between religion and anything outside…
That's a pretty big assumption. It's natural to like your heritage and it's fine doing so while being respectful of other people's culture and heritage. I like other people to know about my culture for what it really…
> Imagine if, Islam was opposing to the idea of science Are you suggesting the biggest contribution was not getting in the way? I wouldn't call it a contribution. > economic and political prosperity after conquering…
Thanks for the link. I watched the first 20 minutes and will watch the rest now. It's very interesting. A small note, popularity (being generally recognized) is not a good indicator of the validity of any view point and…
While intertwined, History and Religion are two different concepts. Of course one can differentiate between them.
The other day I was watching Neil deGrasse Tyson on Joe Rogan show and he was talking about Islamic Science and how Algebra, Astronomy, etc. come from Islam. I was baffled as an Iranian. I get that there is this anti…
It is so unfortunate. I am from Iran and I much prefer the current name. It's an ancient name that includes not only Persians, but also Medians, Partians, etc. Iran has been multi cultural since old times and it's nice…
Could you please elaborate?
Maybe a bit off topic but it's always strange when someone says "Islamic Golden Age" when talking about Iran. Nothing against a specific religion. It's like saying Newton's work came during Christian Golden Age in…
I think it’s a complex topic that involves religion, society and culture. In this case it’s important to know if they are singling out hijab or also other religious symbols? For instance France banned full face covers…
Is it really a choice when you are talking about religion? I am from Iran. In the school they teach (scare) children that if you don’t wear hijab, you will be hanged from your hair and burned on a stick till eternity in…
School girls poisoned in many cities in concert using similar method and government officials claimed it’s nothing but hysteria and the “supreme” leader finally condemns it after a lot of bad press outside of Iran. They…
They are taking revenge for the protests and unveiling in schools. Their whole terror machine mocked by a bunch of school kids.
Exactly, like all the external influence that keep the mullahs afloat :)
> The Shah also wasn't installed by the U.S., he had been in power since Russia and the U.K. removed his father during WWII. It's Disingenuous to frame it this way! He wasn't, but his father was installed and removed…
Another Iranian SWE here. IMO they don't in the big picture. I agree with the points made in the adjacent comment (reality), but if you look at the frequency in which these protests happen, it's increasing and with each…
> Yeah the Shahs rule was a paradise for regular people... No it's not. That's a tactic the regime used to silence any opposition for a long time after the revolution. I can't tell you how many times I have turned on…